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| Boston Globe publishes bogus GI rape pictures |
| 2004-05-12 |
| Boston residents got more than they bargained for this morning when their copy of the Globe came complete with graphic photos depicting U.S. troops gang-raping Iraqi women. Problem is the photos are fake. They were taken from pornographic websites and disseminated by anti-American propagandists, as first reported by WND a week ago. WND contacted the Globe to question staff about the photos. Asked whether the photos were the same as the porn photos WND already investigated, reporter Donovan Slack said, "I have no idea. I’m surprised the editor even decided we should write about it." She added: "Oh my God, I’m scared to answer the phone today." "It’s insane," said Slack. "Can you imagine getting this with your cup of coffee in the morning? Somehow it got through all our checks. Our publisher’s not having a very good day today." Slack sent the photos to WND, which immediately confirmed they were the same porn photos reported on last week. Responding to an e-mail request from the Globe, WND furnished the true source of the photos, and walked Slack through the "Sex In War" site over the phone, so she could see the photos matched. I’ll take the ’Five days for $15’ deal," Slack quipped, adding, "This is ridiculous. I’ll be working at Penthouse soon." The photos accompanied an article about Boston city councilor Chuck Turner, who distributed the graphic photographs yesterday at a press conference with activist Sadiki Kambon. Turner told reporters the photos showed U.S. soldiers raping Iraqi women "The American people have a right and responsibility to see the pictures," Turner said. Kambon, who is director of the Black Community Information Center, said at the news conference he received the photographs by e-mail from Akbar Muhammad, a representative for the Nation of Islam. The Globe was provided with a statement by Muhammad who wrote, "There aren’t any doubts in my mind about the reports on torture of Iraqi prisoners. All you have to do is look at the pictures of Saddam Hussein after his capture when he was being examined on television across the world. He appeared to be drugged and unaware that he was being filmed to be humiliated and disgraced in front of the entire world." As WND previously reported, the pornographic ’rape’ images were carried, among other venues, on the website for the Committee for the Defense of Saddam Hussein. In the letter given to the globe, Muhammad termed reservists, "raving beasts," and added, "I was fortunate enough to make copies of the pictures before they became unavailable on the Internet." The pictures are still on the porn site "Sex In War" and appeared in several Arabic newspapers. Muhammad also called for the resignation of Rumsfeld. Turner and Kambon told the Globe they don’t know where or when the photos they distributed yesterday were taken. But Turner said they came from a "very legitimate person." "We cannot document their authenticity," he told reporters. "But you have the ability to do that." The Globe published the photos despite the fact a skeptical Slack had raised serious doubts about them and was not able to verify their authenticity. Slack was assigned to report on the press conference and did not approve of the photos being published. The photos were approved for publication by three Boston Globe editors. In the article the Boston Globe ran with the photos, Slack underscored her skepticism: "The images, depicting men in camouflage uniforms having sex with unidentified women, bear no characteristics that would prove the men are U.S. soldiers or that the women are Iraqis. And there is nothing apparent in the images showing they were taken in Iraq. Unlike the photographs widely publicized last week, the images appear to have been taken outdoors in a sandy area with hills in the background." A source with the Globe said the controversy already had reached the president of the New York Times, who reportedly is furious. The Boston Globe is owned by the New York Times Co. Turner said he and Kambon were distributing the photos to force the Bush administration to release additional documentation of abuses, which Turner said are not limited to the prison, west of Baghdad. At the time of publication of this report, Turner and Kambon were not available for comment. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #14 The American media has now reached its own Tet. Their coverage of the jail story is a disaster, an unmitigated disaster. heh! You know, Robert, you are right on! The Globe's reputation is shot and it took a big chunk of the rest of the media down with it. I still worry about their impact - as we all should - but they did us all a favor by showing just how little we can trust them. Woo Hoo! Major victory in the propaganda war. |
| Posted by: B 2004-05-12 11:10:06 PM |
| #13 Here is the Drudge link. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-05-12 10:19:10 PM |
| #12 TU - that was beautiful |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-05-12 10:11:33 PM |
| #11 I believe Drudge has a scan of the picture that was in the paper. It's quite graphic. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-05-12 10:09:08 PM |
| #10 Chuck's actually not stupid, but him and Sadiki are true believers from way back. It's all they know and it's made them what they are. They never met a white man they didn't hate, a black man they didn't think they couldn't scam, and a government buck they wouldn't take even though, of course, they despise "The Man". All this story need is Derrick Z. Jackson as the Globe reporter and you'd have the trifecta. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-05-12 10:05:59 PM |
| #9 Raj Holy jumping Jesus on a pogo-stick! How stupid is this bastard Turner? How stupid are the Bostonians who vote for him? Even Jihad Unspun admits that the pictures are fake for chrissakes. |
| Posted by: Anonymous4809 2004-05-12 9:35:15 PM |
| #8 Howie Carr had Chuck Turner on during the 6:00 hour. Turner absolutely refused to apologize for these pictures, even though he admitted he never verified their authenticity. Wish I could get a link of these pics - Turner stated that he didn't think the girls in camoflague were porn queens because they were 'persons of color'. What a fuckin' racist. |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-05-12 9:07:08 PM |
| #7 Kambon, Turner and Muhammed are enemy agents and terror-inciting traitors. How much of this depravity and barbarism are we going to tolerate from the enemy within? This is the breaking point, civil war NOW! |
| Posted by: Anonymous4809 2004-05-12 8:38:18 PM |
| #6 post #5 attribution: http://www.faithfreedom.org/Articles/RealIslam.htm |
| Posted by: ed 2004-05-12 8:30:48 PM |
| #5 Turner and Kambon told the Globe they don’t know where or when the photos they distributed yesterday were taken. But Turner said they came from a "very legitimate person." Would an RoPer lie? All according to their book: By Muhammad’s order when he sent secretly by night Kab’s brother, to go to Kab He beguiled (lied) him and brought him down (killed) with guile. Ibn Sa'd's Kitab al-Tabaqat al-Kabir provides us with yet another interesting artifact related to this story. From the Tabaqat, vol 2, page 37: "Then they cut his head and took it with them. ..... they cast his head before him [Muhammad]. He (the prophet) praised Allah on his being slain." |
| Posted by: ed 2004-05-12 8:28:59 PM |
| #4 Kerry doesn't need to do anything; the press and his buddy Ted are doing it for him. The two local "politicians" who pulled the stunt, and the editors of the Boston Glob who fell for it should be shunned, BTW. They should lose their jobs, never be hired again, and anyone who sees them should spit on them. Make them miserable as an example for others. |
| Posted by: Robert Crawford 2004-05-12 8:19:54 PM |
| #3 The American media has now reached its own Tet. Their coverage of the jail story is a disaster, an unmitigated disaster. |
| Posted by: RMcLeod 2004-05-12 8:19:11 PM |
| #2 You know what is really missing here? Kerry....he hasn't started another commission to trash the current Vets as he did the Nam Vets in 1971. Of course he is a shallow man and would rather let other's do his work for him. |
| Posted by: Bill Nelson 2004-05-12 8:01:28 PM |
| #1 It would appear Al Qaeda'a little planted photo campaign is coming unraveled. Please note that the Boston Globe and the New York Times are both criminally liable for publishing enemy war propoganda. |
| Posted by: badanov 2004-05-12 7:58:42 PM |
